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Fight Club: Does AI Understand Culture?
Artificial Intelligence is reshaping how we work, learn and connect, but can it truly grasp something as nuanced as culture?

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Julia Gaspar-Bates
Julia Gaspar-Bates
United States | language: English, French, Spanish, Italian (intermediate)
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  • Intercultural Communication
  • Doing Business in France
  • Doing Business in Latin America
  • Working with Americans
  • Leadership Development
  • Team Performance

Julia Gaspar-Bates

About

Julia Gaspar-Bates was born in the UK, raised in the USA, and is currently based in Washington, DC. She holds an MA in Intercultural Relations from Lesley University, Cambridge, MA. Julia is a Certified Intercultural Trainer, an Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) Certified Practitioner, and serves on leadership roles for SIETAR USA and Women in Leadership committee at the French-American Chamber of Commerce in Washington, DC. She is currently co-writing a book on cultural differences between French and Americans in the workplace.

Areas of Expertise

  • Intercultural Communication
  • Doing Business in France
  • Doing Business in Latin America
  • Working with Americans
  • Leadership Development
  • Team Performance

Experience

  • Draws on more than 30 years of professional experience in corporate, non-profit, and educational environments in the USA and abroad.
  • Worked as a intercultural consultant and trainer, program manager, international market research analyst, global account manager, university professor, interpreter, and translator.
  • Designed and delivered hundreds of workshops in multiple languages focusing on intercultural communication, global virtual teams, unconscious bias, global leadership, and expat relocation.
  • Delivered culture-specific programs focusing on France, the U.S., the U.K., and Latin America.
  • Integrates a mindfulness-based approach in training to support cultural self-awareness and intercultural relationship-building.
  • Worked with global clients including The World Bank, Sodexo, The George Washington University, Sanofi Pasteur, Chanel, Danone, Etsy, Chlorox, Pathfinder International, and Stellantis.
  • Has lived and studied and/or worked in France, Mexico, Ecuador, Italy, and Switzerland.

Testimonials

5-Stars

I had some culture coaching sessions in France and the USA, and she really made a difference to our team collaboration. It’s rare to find someone who can connect so well with such a wide variety of audiences.

Learner Feedback

5-Stars

I took a 2-day course in Cultural Competence from Julia and it was excellent. She is a very engaging instructor with extensive intercultural experience, and her course helped me significantly in my professional work with colleagues in the US and France. I would highly recommend her as a consultant or instructor.

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